continuing education
The ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their…The ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The ongoing educational efforts made by adults during the decades after all of their primary education and secondary education, as well as the main portion of their tertiary education (higher education), are finished; it is either largely or wholly self-education, depending on each person's circumstances; for workers in certain occupations, it is formalized, measured, and required.
Near-synonym: LLL (“lifelong learning”)
- a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time
Synonyms
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